Wireless networks may be convenient, but wired networks beat Wi-Fi in every other way. Wired networks are faster, they’re always reliable, and they’re secure. Unless you’re sitting on the couch with a ...

My house has 6 phone jacks in the various rooms, all of which are wired with CAT5 cable. I'd like to convert some of these into Ethernet runs, but I'm not sure how to figure out which cables are which ...

Although wireless is simpler for a lot of people, due to multimedia sharing, bandwidth on a home network, and paranoia about wireless security, you may want to use a hard wired solution for home ...

What does your company refer to ethernet jacks as and what sort of standards do you do for wiring? The slang doesn't always necesarily make sense, but it sticks.<BR><BR>As an example, the standard ...

If you have a significant number of smart home devices, you already know the pain: one minute everything works, the next minute half your devices aren't responding properly and rebooting your router ...

Editors' note: This post is part of a regularly updated series. For the other parts, check out the related stories below. All home networks start with a network cable. Even if you plan on using all ...